Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes

by Alicia Rasley

Discover Your Story DNA

This booklet is probably the length of a novelette. When I purchased the kindle version it was ninety nine cents. With that said, the information this booklet contains is well worth more. It is short, sweet and to the point.

Alicia Rasley begins by telling you what you will need.

a kitchen timer

keyboard or pen and paper

Write the first question

read the question aloud

set the time

write for 3 minutes answering her first question on character strength

Repeat with the nine questions she suggests. Wah Lah – half an hour is up.

Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes

by Alicia Rasley

The down side to this exercise is when you go longer than 3 minutes. . The three minutes suggested give you good solid bones to structure your story.

I did six or seven minutes on a couple of the questions and the process took me a bit over an hour.

Alicia Rasley explains what each question or step of the outline will do for your story. . The three minutes suggested give you good solid bones to structure your story. This outline is used for your synopsis, too.

My favorite part of this booklet is how she uses the outline to write her synopsis. She gives you a diagram that you can follow using your own story line.

Outline Your Novel in 30 Minutes

by Alicia Rasley

If you are an old hat at writing, desiring a new or easier way craft, I recommend this booklet. As for a new writer, this will give you a solid foundation to begin your story and your writing style will develop into a very solid format.

This is one of those books I wish I had discovered in the early 80’s when I first began getting serious about my writing.